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ankle

[ ang-kuhl ]

noun

  1. (in humans) the joint between the foot and the leg, in which movement occurs in two planes.
  2. the corresponding joint in a quadruped or bird; hock.
  3. the slender part of the leg above the foot.


ankle

/ ˈæŋə /

noun

  1. the joint connecting the leg and the foot See talus 1
  2. the part of the leg just above the foot
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Word History and Origins

Origin of ankle1

First recorded before 1000; partly from Middle English ankel, enkel, ankyl, cognate with Middle Low German, Dutch enkel, Old Frisian ankel, Old High German anchal, enchil, Old Norse ǫܱ (from unrecorded ankula); partly from Middle English anclowe, oncleou, Old English anclēow, onclēow, cognate with Middle Low German anclef, Dutch ԰, Old High German Գ; akin to Latin angulus “corner, angle,” Greek ԰úDz “bent, crooked,” and ԰ṓn “bend of the arm, elbow”
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Word History and Origins

Origin of ankle1

C14: from Old Norse; related to German, Dutch enkel, Latin angulus angle 1
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She added: "The ankle leashes attached to the boards of those stuck in the hydraulic spin, which are totally unsuitable for fast-flowing water, made it even harder for them to get free."

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Or it could be what Price and the team’s medical staff did to get future Hall of Fame defenseman Drew Doughty back from a broken ankle in just four months.

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ARLINGTON, Texas — Tyler Glasnow stood on the back of the mound, rotated his right ankle as if trying to test how it felt, then threw his first pitch of the fifth inning on Sunday afternoon.

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And the final part of the script was written when Alexander-Arnold returned as a substitute with 19 minutes left, having been out since early March with an ankle injury.

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The winger was injured by a high challenge on the back of his ankle in the 32nd minute by Leif Davis, who was sent off.

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